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July 14, 2015

#1551: Pluto explain

Pluto

PLUTO

Some of the features already identified in today’s New Horizons image

[Many marks on the image of Pluto follow:]

Candy shell

Frontal bone

Grease stains

Bugs

JPEG plumes

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Bullet holes

New Netherlands

Disputed territory

Snake pit

Tadpole

Pluto dinosaur extinction crater

Kuiper beltloops

Serenity

Ghost

Dinosaur

The good part

Moon bud

Scars from predator attacks

Reset button

Megaman

Charging socket

Cracks (beginning to hatch)

Plug (inflating/deflating)

Heart

Mount Mons

Coronary artery disease

Debate hole

Where we’re putting all the people still arguing about Pluto’s planet status

Chocolate frosting

Probably benign

Vanilla frosting

Dock connector

Border of pride lands

Hyena country

Area missed during ironing

Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI - click for original